India’s wireless tele-density reaches 74.55%: Trai

July 31, 2016

India’s tele-density reached 76.55%, with the total subscriber base reaching 957.61 million that includes 569.56 million in urban and 388.05 million in rural regions, data on the sector regulator’s website showed.

The number of telephone subscribers in India showed “a monthly growth rate of 0.61%,” the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India said in its report.The wireless subscriber base grew 0.6% to touch 930.20 million at the end of September, or a tele-density of 74.55%, while the wireline subscriber base declined from 27.52 million August to 27.41 million at the end of September, giving it a tele-density of 2.20%, the regulator said. SOURCE: